Displaying 1 - 19 of 19 Results
energy Energy

Pilot project: Local home-energy upgrade financing program

A pilot project for an initiative that supports implementation of a small-scale version of a local financing program for home energy upgrades.

Maximum Award

Grants of up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs.

Municipalities and municipal partners with a population of 20,000 or under may qualify for a grant of up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs under certain conditions. Contact us to find out if your municipality is eligible.

Community Efficiency Financing
Energy recovery
See Funding Opportunity
energy Energy

Pilot project: Retrofit or new construction of sustainable affordable housing

A pilot project for an initiative that supports the integration of leading-edge deep energy efficiency measures and onsite renewable energy generation in existing affordable housing retrofit and new build projects.

Maximum Award

Grants of up to $500,000 to cover up to 80% of your eligible costs.

Sustainable Affordable Housing
New building
Retrofit building
District energy
Energy recovery
Energy generation
See Funding Opportunity
energy Energy

Pilot project: Signature initiative

Highly innovative and impactful environmental projects that reduce GHG emissions and protect the air, water or land.

Maximum Award

Grant: Up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs

Municipalities and municipal partners with a population of 20,000 or under may qualify for a grant of up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs under certain conditions. Contact us to find out if your municipality is eligible.

New building
Retrofit building
District energy
Energy recovery
Energy generation
Wastewater management
Water conservation
Stormwater treatment
Waste management
Land remediation and redevelopment
Active transportation
Fleet management
See Funding Opportunity
water Water

Pilot projects: Stormwater quality, community project

A pilot project for an initiative that has the potential remove 60% of TSS from a neighbourhood’s stormwater runoff. The target amount to be removed from ‘other contaminants’ will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Maximum Award

Grant: Up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs

Municipalities and municipal partners with a population of 20,000 or under may qualify for a grant of up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs under certain conditions. Contact us to find out if your municipality is eligible.

Stormwater treatment
See Funding Opportunity
water Water

Pilot project: Stormwater quality, municipal project

A pilot project for an initiative that has the potential to remove 80% of TSS from a municipal facility’s runoff. The target amount to be removed from ‘other contaminants’ will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Maximum Award

Grant: Up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs

Municipalities and municipal partners with a population of 20,000 or under may qualify for a grant of up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs under certain conditions. Contact us to find out if your municipality is eligible.

Stormwater treatment
See Funding Opportunity
water Water

Pilot project: Septic wastewater systems

A pilot project of an initiative that has the potential to capture and treat all wastewater in a target area to at least secondary standards using septic system technologies.

Maximum Award

Grant: Up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs

Municipalities and municipal partners with a population of 20,000 or under may qualify for a grant of up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs under certain conditions. Contact us to find out if your municipality is eligible.

Wastewater management
See Funding Opportunity
transportation Transportation

Pilot project: Reduce fossil fuel use in fleets

A pilot project for an initiative that reduce GHG emissions by 20% in any vehicle fleet that delivers municipal services, compared to an existing or modeled baseline measurement.

Maximum Award

Grant: Up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs

Municipalities and municipal partners with a population of 20,000 or under may qualify for a grant of up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs under certain conditions. Contact us to find out if your municipality is eligible.

Fleet management
See Funding Opportunity
land use Land Use

Pilot project: Brownfield site redevelopment

A pilot project for an initiative that has potential to bring a brownfield site back into economically productive use.

Maximum Award

Grant: Up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs

Municipalities and municipal partners with a population of 20,000 or under may qualify for a grant of up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs under certain conditions. Contact us to find out if your municipality is eligible.

Land remediation and redevelopment
See Funding Opportunity
energy Energy

Pilot project: Energy recovery or district energy

A pilot project for an initiative that reduces GHG emissions associated with fossil fuel or grid electricity use by at least 40% compared to current performance. You must be able to achieve this target within three years of implementation.

Maximum Award

Grant: Up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs

Municipalities and municipal partners with a population of 20,000 or under may qualify for a grant of up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs under certain conditions. Contact us to find out if your municipality is eligible.

District energy
Energy recovery
See Funding Opportunity
water Water

Pilot project: Wastewater systems

A pilot project that uses an innovative wastewater treatment solution that meets regulatory requirements.

Maximum Award

Grant: Up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs

Municipalities and municipal partners with a population of 20,000 or under may qualify for a grant of up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs under certain conditions. Contact us to find out if your municipality is eligible.

Wastewater management
See Funding Opportunity
water Water

Pilot project: Water conservation, community project

A pilot project for a retrofit initiative that reduces residential potable water use by at least 20%. The baseline for neighbourhoods is the average consumption over the previous three years (m3) on a per capita basis. For a facility or group of facilities, the baseline is the average overall consumption in the past three years.

Maximum Award

Grant: Up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs

Municipalities and municipal partners with a population of 20,000 or under may qualify for a grant of up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs under certain conditions. Contact us to find out if your municipality is eligible.

Water conservation
See Funding Opportunity
water Water

Pilot project: Water conservation, municipal project

A pilot project for a retrofit initiative that reduces a municipal facility’s potable water use by 40% from its current annual rate.

Maximum Award

Grant: Up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs

Municipalities and municipal partners with a population of 20,000 or under may qualify for a grant of up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs under certain conditions. Contact us to find out if your municipality is eligible.

Water conservation
See Funding Opportunity
transportation Transportation

Pilot project: Transportation networks and commuting options

A pilot project for an initiative that reduces pollution in Canadian communities by improving transportation systems and networks or encouraging people to switch to less polluting transportation options.

Maximum Award

Grant: Up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs

Municipalities and municipal partners with a population of 20,000 or under may qualify for a grant of up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs under certain conditions. Contact us to find out if your municipality is eligible.

Active transportation
See Funding Opportunity
waste Waste

Pilot project: Waste reduction and diversion

A pilot project for an initiative that has the potential to divert at least 60% of municipal solid waste from your landfill, or moves beyond the 60% mark if you have already achieved it. If you are from a remote community, achieve a diversion rate of 15% over your current baseline.

Maximum Award

Grant: Up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs

Municipalities and municipal partners with a population of 20,000 or under may qualify for a grant of up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs under certain conditions. Contact us to find out if your municipality is eligible.

Waste management
See Funding Opportunity
land use Land Use

Pilot project: Renewable energy production on a brownfield

A pilot project of an initiative that generates renewable energy on a brownfield site, with or without its remediation.

Maximum Award

Grant: Up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs

Municipalities and municipal partners with a population of 20,000 or under may qualify for a grant of up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs under certain conditions. Contact us to find out if your municipality is eligible.

Land remediation and redevelopment
Energy generation
See Funding Opportunity
land use Land Use

Pilot project: Site remediation or risk management

A pilot project of an initiative that has the potential to bring a brownfield site back into economically productive use.

Maximum Award

Grant: Up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs

Municipalities and municipal partners with a population of 20,000 or under may qualify for a grant of up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs under certain conditions. Contact us to find out if your municipality is eligible.

Land remediation and redevelopment
See Funding Opportunity
waste Waste

Pilot project: Waste stream management

A pilot project that adresses a particular type of item (e.g., diapers, polystyrene, gypsum), improves its waste stream diversion rate (by weight or volume) and offers other environmental benefits.

Maximum Award

Grant: Up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs

Municipalities and municipal partners with a population of 20,000 or under may qualify for a grant of up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs under certain conditions. Contact us to find out if your municipality is eligible.

Waste management
See Funding Opportunity
energy Energy

Pilot project: Retrofit of municipal facilities

A pilot project of retrofits that must have the potential to reduce a building’s energy use by at least 30%. A minimum of 20% must come from energy efficiency and a maximum of 10% can come from on-site, renewable energy. The 10% maximum does not apply to geothermal exchange systems. Retrofit changes must meet or exceed the national and provincial building codes (NECB 2011 or provincial derivatives).

Maximum Award

Grant: Up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs

Municipalities and municipal partners with a population of 20,000 or under may qualify for a grant of up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs under certain conditions. Contact us to find out if your municipality is eligible.

Retrofit building
Energy recovery
See Funding Opportunity
energy Energy

Pilot project: New construction of energy-efficient municipal facilities

A pilot project for an initiative that aims for net zero energy performance. That means any energy it requires should be generated through on-site, renewable or recovered power sources.

Maximum Award

Grant: Up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs

Municipalities and municipal partners with a population of 20,000 or under may qualify for a grant of up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs under certain conditions. Contact us to find out if your municipality is eligible.

New building
Energy recovery
Energy generation
See Funding Opportunity